How a journalist from China got stressed. The most intense moments of Zelenskyi's press conference

The president talked a lot about China, Latin America and trolled journalists On the anniversary of the full-scale invasion, President Zelenskyy gave a big press conference.

Before that, he held a ceremony on Sofia Square: he presented battle flags to military units and awards to servicemen Then he met with the chaplains in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra: military representatives of all denominations were present, who sent their representatives to the ranks of the army.

After that, the president, in the company of the guest of honor - Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, visited one of the capital's hospitals where wounded Ukrainian soldiers are being treated Zelenskyi and Moravetskyi visited intensive care and trauma departments, as well as the physical and medical rehabilitation hall.

They talked to the defenders and wished them a speedy recovery In the hospital, the president also presented awards, in particular to medical workers.

After that, the president answered questions from journalists from around the world for 2 5 hours.

Traditionally, selfies and hugs were not complete - the journalist from Azerbaijan read his question in Ukrainian and immediately asked the president for a joint photo - for his son Zelensky agreed to the comment of his spokesman Serhii Nikiforov, saying, please, colleagues, don't do this again.

Not without unpleasant questions and tense answers A journalist from the opposition Channel 5 asked President Zelensky if he now regrets convincing everyone that there will be no war.

And does he not feel personally responsible for the fact that the Ukrainians did not know about the real threat of war? And does the president not see the problem in his environment, and does he not think that the former head of the SBU and his friend Ivan Bakanov should be punished .

Here the microphone was taken away from the journalist and the rest of the questions could no longer be heard.

Zelensky thanked her "for the report " "I was here on the 24th, I didn't go anywhere.

And we did not lose the state Thanks to the people of Ukraine, ZSU.

Probably a little thanks to me, no matter how unpleasant it is for you to hear it Many people think so, but not all.

And I'm not a hero, but I must have done something while we're here We have NATO weapons and we are fighting, not signing treasonous treaties, "Minsk agreements", etc.

, Zelenskyy did not hold back his irritation, sending greetings to the owner of Channel 5, ex-president Petro Poroshenko - You probably hate to hear this, but I'm grateful that you are But what's the point? In the fact that we will win with the current president.

And with what was there, we did not win " The head of state did not speak about Bakanov, instead, he declared that he had destroyed the oligarchs, including Poroshenko.

But in general, the press conference was positive - Zelensky joked a lot, even trolled foreign journalists a little For example, answering an Australian journalist's question about whether he would like the Australian ambassador to return to Ukraine, our president answered "yes" and added that he adores questions to which you can simply answer "yes".

However, he later added that he was grateful to Australia for its support and would be glad if the Australian ambassador returned "Come back, but on Bushmasters," Zelensky said.

A journalist from the Netherlands asked if Zelensky hoped to see Putin on the dock at the Hague Tribunal He answered: "It depends on Mark Rutte (Prime Minister of the Netherlands, - Glavkom).

" "We have a very good personal relationship Regarding your question about The Hague - yes, indeed.

The main thing is to complete the cause of justice You can't kill so many people and end without an answer.

This is the leader of Russia, this is not a child who broke something and was forgiven, he must be held accountable for the crime," the president said It happened to a journalist from Germany.

He asked if the frequency of Zelensky's trips abroad is a sign that he now feels more secure, because he has ceased to be a priority target for Putin "It seemed to me that the Germans were more informed about Putin's thoughts than I was.

Don't be offended, the question is the answer," the president replied The hall roared with laughter.

Answering the question of whether it is possible to expect victory already this year, Zelensky emphasized: Ukraine is not fighting Russia alone, it is being helped by its friends so that the aggression does not spread further "If we all fulfill our tasks, victory awaits us.

I am sure that there will be victory I really want it this year.

We have everything for this - motivation, confidence, friends, diplomacy We united all our forces against this influx, the president said.

- I think that no country in the world could withstand a war with the Russian Federation alone Ukraine is not alone, we are helped by friends.

We understand exactly what Putin and the military-political leadership of the Russian Federation want It is important that each of us focus and work, and then there will be victory.

It's a pity for us to lose our children at the front, but they don't, they throw everyone to the front " "We worked on the unification of Europe, here there are countries (journalists are representatives of these countries, "Glavkom") with different statuses, there are neutral ones.

We worked to change this neutrality And the Armed Forces worked on it, because victories on the battlefield give confidence, nobody likes losers.

That's all And everyone needs to plow inside the country and outside, this is the only chance to win," Zelenskyy added.

To the question of whether he allows for the possibility of negotiations with Putin, Zelensky answered that at the moment he does not "After we saw how they kill, torture, seize the nuclear power plant, do you think we can sit down at the negotiating table with this and everything? I don't know what it is.

We call it racism Respect our right to live on our land, leave our land, stop bombing us, killing our dogs and cats, burning forests, and then we will tell you in what format we will be ready to put an end diplomatically," he said.

Zelenskyi also noted that he would no longer accept the offer of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to sit down at the negotiating table with Putin "I asked Erdogan to put Putin at the negotiating table before the war.

But then Erdogan could not organize this meeting Now he says he can arrange this meeting.

But we can't anymore There is no one to talk to anymore," explained the President of Ukraine.

But immediately he diplomatically thanked Erdogan for the grain initiative, help in freeing prisoners, and expressed his condolences for the powerful earthquakes in Turkey Separately, Zelenskyi was asked about the possible deoccupation of Crimea - and here he refrained from specifics.

"In response to the terms and steps, I can say only one thing It depends on all of us.

There are military steps, we are preparing for them, we are ready morally, we are preparing technically - with weapons, reinforcements, formation of offensive brigades We must be ready, and then there will be fair steps towards de-occupation.

And God grant that they will be successful," he said Zelensky also said that Ukraine and Great Britain have agreed on the supply of long-range weapons, but they will not be missiles with a range of up to 300 km.

"There is an idea in the world that long-range weapons are needed for strikes against Russia And this narrative is spread by various institutions, and not only in Russia, Russia specifically placed its weapons at such a distance to kill the civilian population.

And we need to hit those targets while protecting our people Protecting the civilian population," he said.

Zelensky was asked to comment on French President Macron's words that he would like Russia to be defeated, but would not like it to be crushed, Zelensky replied: "I don't care what happens to Russia " "They have their own state and they should think about their state.

If they thought about their country, there would be no war If they just thought about their freedom of speech, democracy, economic reforms, about people so that they would not be beggars, that they would not have slavery, they would be a rich state.

When should we think about occupying a country? We think about ourselves," the president said At the same time, he noted that it is good that everyone started talking about what will happen after the defeat of Moscow.

"This is a signal to us that most countries believe in Ukraine's victory, which means they believe in Moscow's defeat I don't care what will happen to Russia.

This is their future and I don't think about it More sanctions - and their elite will think about what they should do within the state so that they want to sit down at the negotiating table with it," Zelensky emphasized.

One of the first to speak at today's press conference was a journalist from Latin America: "What would you say to the minority of countries that did not support the UN resolution?" (in particular, it refers to the "Principles of the UN Charter, which underlie the comprehensive, fair and lasting peace in Ukraine", - "Glavkom") Zelensky noted: "If you are not fighting and have not lost anyone, it is difficult to understand what is happening.

" "Does this have to come to every home in the world to understand what war is? It is difficult to convey this to those who are against .

" He Noted

The head of state also admitted that Ukrainian diplomats did not pay due attention to strengthening the development of relations with African and Latin American countries, and now it is necessary to intensify the dialogue with these countries Zelenskyi said that he would very much like to hold a summit between Ukraine and the countries of Latin America and is ready to come in person.

"Latin America is very important And I would really like to hold a conference, meeting, summit of the countries of Latin America and Ukraine.

And you know how difficult it is for me to leave the country, but I would go specifically for this meeting I would be able to tell them, their media, their society.

The crown will not fall - I don't have it," the president added Zelensky added that he and his team are working to get Latin America, South African countries, India and China to join the "peace formula".

President Zelenskyi noted that the war in Ukraine was the impetus for restarting the North Atlantic Alliance "Everyone checked and understood that the systems are imperfect, more powerful things are needed.

I'm not talking about shells, a lot of money is allocated to cyberspace, drones, etc I believe that it is about reforming the state of defense systems, because everyone has seen what to expect from the Russian Federation," the president said.

Answering the question of what will happen if the United States stops supporting Ukraine at some point, the president said: "If they don't support Ukraine, they will lose NATO They will lose the influence of the USA, they will lose their leadership positions in the world and the support of a country with 40 million people and millions of children.

Are American children better than ours? The president also stated that he wants certain security guarantees from NATO for Ukraine "We do not know when Ukraine will be there, because it does not depend on Ukraine today.

Ukraine has demonstrated its power, both on the battlefield and in society, which maximally supports this geopolitical course As for challenges on the way to NATO, we want security guarantees.

We are talking about it with the European Union, Great Britain and the USA For now, we are only discussing this issue.

When it will happen, I cannot say now," Zelenskyi said There was also a question about the Russian Federation's plans for further destabilization in the world.

"Putin needs to show successes and victories But there will be no victory on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Therefore, he can go to look for success where there are weak points Where there have already been conflicts and where there is Russian influence," Zelenskyy answered, referring to Moldova.

"(After the meeting in Brussels) they needed two weeks for the information attack Now they throw in that they see some shots on the contact line between Transnistria and Ukraine.

They spread information through the media that Ukraine is going to enter the territory of Transnistria Why are they doing this, they understand that we clearly respect the territorial integrity of Moldova.

They are constantly provoking At the beginning of the war, shots were fired from the territory of Transnistria in our direction, they wanted us to enter.

And I called on Moldova to think about how to solve this situation," the president said Answering questions about the peace plan proposed by China, Zelensky noted: "It seems to me that it was not a "peace plan", not a resolution, not a declaration.

It seems to me that China has shown its thoughts I already said that China started talking about Ukraine and I think that this is very good.

The question is, what are the words?" In addition, the president, answering another journalist's question, noted that he plans to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

"It will benefit our countries and world security We have a large turnover of goods with China, the issue is not only the war, the issue is that we are interested in preserving economic relations.

China respects territorial integrity, and therefore must do everything to get the Russian Federation to leave our territory Because in this there is respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity," Zelenskyi said.

The president began a half-joking rehearsal of such negotiations with a Chinese journalist, asking her if she agreed with the fact that it is not good to kill the civilian population, etc However, the journalist, it seems, did not understand the joke, because she cursed and barely perceptibly, timidly nodded to Zelenskyi's question.

The president answered several questions, but rather vaguely, noting that he could not give a more extensive comment Thus, he stated that he was not going to make Kyril Budanov, the head of the GUR, instead of the current minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, as the Minister of Defense.

"Some or other decisions that I make at Stavka, which concern individuals or the security and defense of our state, I do not discuss publicly One of these solutions is the situation in some regions and some institutes, where I had thoughts not only about this ministry, but about the infrastructure that should ensure our security, reinforce it with military or scouts or officials.

This applies to the situation in some border regions and that's it And in this mode I discussed this issue.

If I wanted to appoint our chief intelligence officer as the Minister of Defense, we would do it exclusively in accordance with the law," the head of state said Also, to the question of whether Israel's strikes on Iranian infrastructure helped Ukraine, Zelenskyy answered: "I know all the answers, but I can't give you them.

I cannot substitute the improvement of relations between Ukraine and Israel, which have begun " Zelenskyi was most disappointed by "those who left Ukraine on the 24th, despite the fact that they were supposed to protect the state, fight the enemy, manage the state.

" About his biggest mistakes: "I don't know, I think there were enough of them I make choices every day, from morning to night.

I am a living person no matter who there wants (slight laughter) I make mistakes every day, I am sure.

The main thing is that I, as the president, do not make fatal mistakes because of which I can lose the state Thank God, there was no such mistake.

" About the scariest day in his life: "It must have been Bucha - what I saw when we de-occupied it It was very scary.

We saw that the devil is not somewhere out there, he is on the ground .

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About the family: "I love them unconditionally My children are the main people for me.

I rarely see them, but I don't see my parents at all I am very proud of my wife.

I believe that she does everything for the children I wanted it to be a little for my sake, of course - I'm kidding.

They are all in the heart The main thing is not to let them down.

The main thing is that my children should be proud of me, and I am glad that they are in Ukraine, studying in Ukraine Because the state is here.

I was so infinitely lucky with my family and the state " The president also addressed Ukrainians who fled the war abroad: "Remember, you are Ukrainians.

When you can, I would really like you to come back I'm not calling you now.

This is your personal safety and your choice The main thing is for you to know - for us, you are the same Ukrainians, after the victory - return, we must restore our beautiful state.

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